I hope they won't admit the iron stick as a spire.
I hope they will say that it is an antenna.

Then the debate will become public: new yorkers will know that 1WTC is officially 1368ft tall. They will wonder "I thought it was supposed to be 1776ft tall!"
they will ask questions.
Sooner or later, all the new yorkers will discover that all this shit is the result of one greedy man who wanted to save his money.
They will criticize him.

It will become a national issue. And, then, the architects will fell like they really have to add a radome. If they don t, 1WTC will become New York's Sagrada Familia forever.

I hope this iron stick, thinner than the old 1WTC's antenna, will never recognized as a spire.

Okay, we have really, really exhausted this spire/antenna issue by now. It has basically been discussed continuously for months, with different people essentially repeating the same things.

I hate the cheapness and greediness of the people who kept the radome from being installed as much as anyone else, but the bottom line is the Lower Manhattan skyline is back, and the hole in our hearts and in the skyline that was there for the past decade is finally starting to be filled. This is not as much about having the "tallest" building in the US as much as it's simply about New York bringing downtown back to how it used to be, a vibrant business and tourist destination. Even if they count the spire and 1WTC becomes the tallest in America, something will eventually be built within several years that will surpass it. But what will stay is the new symbol of New York (and America's) resilience after a disaster.

How the antenna turned out is a huge shame, but ultimately if nothing is done about it the only thing we can do is appreciate what we've got (and what we're going to get with the rest of this beautiful complex).

Okay, we have really, really exhausted this spire/antenna issue by now. It has basically been discussed continuously for months, with different people essentially repeating the same things.

I hate the cheapness and greediness of the people who kept the radome from being installed as much as anyone else, but the bottom line is the Lower Manhattan skyline is back, and the hole in our hearts and in the skyline that was there for the past decade is finally starting to be filled. This is not as much about having the "tallest" building in the US as much as it's simply about New York bringing downtown back to how it used to be, a vibrant business and tourist destination. Even if they count the spire and 1WTC becomes the tallest in America, something will eventually be built within several years that will surpass it. But what will stay is the new symbol of New York (and America's) resilience after a disaster.

How the antenna turned out is a huge shame, but ultimately if nothing is done about it the only thing we can do is appreciate what we've got (and what we're going to get with the rest of this beautiful complex).

I think that's a defeatist attitude. And quite frankly I think Americans are starting to become complacent and no longer demand the best. This tower doesn't symbolize resilience to me as much as it symbolizes capitulation to the terrorists and greedy bastards like Durst.

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I said before that I hope the CTBUH uses the same criteria they use on existing buildings here to. Well I just read an article online where Daniel Safarik, an architect and spokesman for the CTBUH said the committee could consider amending its height criteria - A move with broader implications that could force a reshuffle in the rankings of the tallest buildings in the world! Those are there words!

There's nothing "false" about my statement, I clearly stated that "it didn't look strong enough to be seen from a distance" as I was close by, so it's merely an opinion cause I don't know what I looks like from a further distance; all you guys who could see it from afar feel free to chime in.

It was like a lighthouse, very noticeable and extremely bright when facing you

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I think that's a defeatist attitude. And quite frankly I think Americans are starting to become complacent and no longer demand the best. This tower doesn't symbolize resilience to me as much as it symbolizes capitulation to the terrorists and greedy bastards like Durst.

I don't want to sound too scornful here, but when will you be making picket signs and arranging a crowd of at least 100 to protest outside Durst offices or 1WTC? When will you be gathering signatures for a petition? I'd love to know when and where your planned protest is set to be.

Your time for actually getting up and protesting and petitioning with regards to the radome and the design of the new WTC in general has long passed, and as far as I know you never had any intention of doing such a thing. Now people here are just venting their feelings on an online forum which will make ZERO difference (slacktivism), and although you all have the right to express your opinions it's frankly getting quite annoying. People have been saying the same things over and over about the spire for months, and has Durst changed its mind yet? Nope.

You all can go ahead and continue complaining, but as long it's on here your words will fall on no one's ears. You can say all you want how America has become "complacent" but as long as you're not out there actually educating the public and "demanding the best", you are just as complacent as the rest of us, while also being a hypocrite.

Okay, we have really, really exhausted this spire/antenna issue by now. It has basically been discussed continuously for months, with different people essentially repeating the same things.

I hate the cheapness and greediness of the people who kept the radome from being installed as much as anyone else, but the bottom line is the Lower Manhattan skyline is back, and the hole in our hearts and in the skyline that was there for the past decade is finally starting to be filled. This is not as much about having the "tallest" building in the US as much as it's simply about New York bringing downtown back to how it used to be, a vibrant business and tourist destination. Even if they count the spire and 1WTC becomes the tallest in America, something will eventually be built within several years that will surpass it. But what will stay is the new symbol of New York (and America's) resilience after a disaster.

How the antenna turned out is a huge shame, but ultimately if nothing is done about it the only thing we can do is appreciate what we've got (and what we're going to get with the rest of this beautiful complex).

It's not a symbol of anything but the ills of bureaucracy, greed, incompetence. I really hope something bigger goes up in front of 1 WTC, perhaps a true 1776 footer, and blocks it.

I can't tell if you read my response to a similar comment above and you're just saying that to intentionally troll or if you're actually serious. Either way, you sound pretty pathetic.

No, you idiot, I didn't read your reply. I tend to skip over the 1 WTC fanboys who defend this tower at any cost since you guys really add nothing to the conversation other than blind support. The spire is fucking hideous. I see this building from my window and always look up at that rusty stick (erm, "spire") and laugh out loud. I am really hoping the skyscraper council slaps this building down to earth..down to 1373 ft..where it belongs. Get the fuck over it.